posttraumatic stress disorder

Noun

Meaning

an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images

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Alternative names

posttraumatic-stress disorder

Synonyms

PTSD shell shock battle fatigue combat fatigue hysterical neurosis combat neurosis acute stress disorder acute stress reaction complete exhaustion post-traumatic disorder war neurosis combat disorder anxiety disorder caused by distressing events anxiety disorder caused by frightening events condition of persistent emotional stress
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Antonyms

well-being balance of mind mental stability condition of being sound emotionally absence of mental illness psychological well-being
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Hypernyms

anxiety disorder

Hyponyms

shell shock battle fatigue combat fatigue combat neurosis

Examples

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) research began with Vietnam veterans, as well as natural and non natural disaster victims. Source: Internet

Many patients with psychogenic tremor have a conversion disorder (see Posttraumatic stress disorder ) or another psychiatric disease. Source: Internet

Sundquist K, Johansson LM, DeMarinis V, Johansson SE, Sundquist J. Posttraumatic stress disorder and psychiatric co-morbidity: symptoms in a random sample of female Bosnian refugees. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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